Shoe-sole.



No. 779,683. PATENTED JAN. 10, 1905. W. B. ARNOLD.

SHOE SOLE.

APPLIGATIOH FILED APR.11, 1902.

. Abington, county Patented January 10, 1905.

WILLIAM B. ARNOLD, OF NORTH ABINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

SHOE-SOLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 7'7 9,683, datedJanuary 10, 1905. Application filed April 11, 1902. Serial No. 102,387.

To all whom it Trtrty (so/warn.-

Be it known that I, IVILLIAM B. ARNOLD, a citizen of the United States,residing at North of Plymouth, State of Massachusetts, have invented anImprovement in Shoe-Soles, of which the following description, inconnection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, likeletters on the drawings representing like parts.

My invention is a shoe-sole or combination sole, and in some of thefeatures thereof it is an improvement on the construction shown in myPatent No. 635,118, of October 17, 1899.

The present shoe-sole comprises a heel end and a half-sole, the latterbeing of peculiar formation at its rear end.

One object of this invention is to increase the resiliency orflexibility of the sole, and therefore promote the comfort of thewearer, and accordingly I have provided the rear end of the half-solewith a central block or lip for giving stability and support to theheel, said lip being flanked by projecting or extended retaining-wings,preferably scarfed and combined, preferably, with a resilient heel end,and the heel proper is secured in usual manner to the two partsmentioned, as clearly shown in the accompanying drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, in which I have illustrated one embodimentof my invention, Figure 1 is a bottom plan view of a shoe having theheel removed, so as to disclose the construction of myimprovedshoe-sole. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the heel part of ashoe, showing the heel and adjacent construction in central longitudinalsection; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the forward portion orhalf-sole.

To make my invention more completely shown and understood, I haveillustrated it in connection with'a usual shoe having an upper a,counter b, shank c, and heel (Z, although it will be understood thatthese various parts may be changed indefinitely and are herein shownmerely for fullness of illustration.

Referring to the sole proper, it will be seen to include a forwardportion or half-sole e, which, in general, is made to conform to thecurrent shape and style desired. This halfsole has a special rearconstruction, being provided with a straight middle part 0', cut in astraight line at right angles to the lengthwise direction of the soleand laterally extending or projecting wings c a divergent therefrom atthe opposite sides, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The provision ofthose wings enables me to get a strong grip and support for and betweenthe heel (Z and the superposed part of the shoe, these wings extending,as is clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, back at each side to aconsiderable extent over the heel, and yet permitting the centralportionf of the heel or heel-support to be hollow for cushioningpurposes. As herein shown also, the cen tral part c is block-like inshape, or, in other words, stands up solidly flat against the top oradjacent face of the heel (Z, as clearly shown in Fig. 2, while thewings c c are cut away, as shown in Fig. 3, to receive the rand piece orheel end g, whose ends are brought around against the shoulders e c withthe outer edge of the part 9 coinciding with the outer edges of thewings e 6 as shown in Fig. 1. The block-like lip or solid support cextends back over the heel aconsiderable distance, as shown in Fig. 2.

I have found that in order to get the best wear and service out of shoeswhich are extremely flexible and cushion-like in their construction, (asis the purpose of my present invention,) it is necessary to afford asolid and substantial joint or connecting-piece between the heel end andthe outer sole, and this is secured by extending the latter as aboveexplained.

l/Vhen bending and yielding are required, my construction permits it totake place uniformly throughout the sole and also insures that nopossible strains and bending will disconnect the half-sole from the heelend and heel.

The rearward tongue or block-like part c is rigidly secured to the heelproper, extends over the same to such an extent that it cannot pullaway, is narrow, so as not to interfere with flexibility, and yet issolid, so as to prevent breaking or disrupting, and gives a firm rigidsupport to the front edge or breast of the heel, (which extends,approximately, to the point indicated by the line ffl,) therebypreventing the heel from shifting in position, caving in, or distorting,and the wing-like extensions at the opposite sides thereof permit aclose and tenacious, as well as neat joint or union between the heel endand the half-sole or outer sole.

The heel-end construction is shown as made of heavy welt or rand stock,out as shown in my Patent No. 67 L831, and is so laid as to leave ahollow or unfilled spacef over the center of the heel, this cooperatingwith the cutaway teeth of the heel end r in giving extreme resiliency orcushioning effect to the heel. While this latter feature makes theconstruction desirable as a substitute for the somewhat expensive rubberheels new popular, the construction is also sufficiently solid and firmto permit it to be used with said rubber heels.

As already stated in the fore part of this specification, my inventionin its broader aspects is already disclosed and covered in myfirst-mentioned patent, and accordingly I do not intend herein to claimmore than certain constructional details relating to the particular cutand arrangement of the parts described, as will more definitely appearin the appended claims; and yet, as intimated, I do not intend to limitmyself in every respect to the details shown, as in certain of theclaims some of these details are omitted, as they may also be in theconstruction, while others of the claims are more specific.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is

1. A sole for boots and shoes, composed of a front part terminating atits rear end in a central, bloclvlike part, adapted to extend back overthe base of the heel, an obliquelyat each side of said central beingthinner than said cenprojecting wing part, said wings tral part andextending rearwardly of the latter, and a heel end overlapping saidprojecting wings and abutting against said central block-like part.

2. A sole for boots and shoes, composed of a front part terminating atits rear end in a central, block-like part, adapted to extend back overthe base of the heel, and an obliquely-projecting wing at each side ofsaid central part, and a heel end overlapping said projecting wings andabutting against said eentralblock-like part, said heel end having alarge opening or cavity extending from said block-like central part backadjacent to the rear edge of the heel.

8. A sole for boots and shoes, having its rear end at the center thereofcut in a straight line substantially at right angles to thelength of thesole, and an obliquely-shaped wing projecting at each side of saidcentral portion, rearwardly thereof and a heel end extending from saidrear end of said sole to the end of the heel, combined with a heelhaving its breast or front edge overlapping said central part and a heelend matching or fitting said two wings of the rear end of said sole.

4:. In a'sole for boots and shoes, aforward sole portion adapted toextend rearwardly over the base of the heel, the said rear end thereofbeing provided with a central blocklihe part and with ahorizontallyout-awayor thinportion at each side of said block-like part, and arearward heel-end portion matching or fitting said thin portions.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

W'ILLIAM B. ARNOLD.

I/Vitnesses:

GEO. H. MAXWELL, I'IERMAN J. SARTORIS.

